RIM signs up 1 millionth subscriber

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rim has just announced that it has now signed up its one millionth subscriber. the blackberry was introduced in 1999, and is popular in the enterprise and government communities. i know joel has had models of the blackberry for quite some time, and it has always been the device he could count on. i haven't used a blackberry device, but this is quite an achievement for rim. it will be interesting to see other manufacturers implement the blackberry connect program into palm and windows mobile devices.

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palm and blackberry(12:00pm est fri feb 06 2004)i'm eagerly awaiting the results of a rumored alliance of some sort between palm and rim. i can just imagine what it will be: palm os, apps and functionality and rim wireless capability—this will be a match made in geek heaven! imagine sending palm format files etc.. between all your rim colleages etc…wow–i'm beside myself. – by zip

sorry zip(1:05pm est fri feb 06 2004)scale back your expectiations. rims history with palm devices long predates the announcement a few months back and suggests the user interface will be limited to what the current rim interface is: a mobile client to the blackbery enterprise server (bes) which interfaces with ms exchange servers.

second, it took rim a veeeerrrrrryyyyy long time just to expand its own (client) device to support the different features of the ms exchange server (e.g., while it had “real time email support” it took forever to have real time calandering support).

that said, i too look forward to a mobile exchange client in the form of a palm device. – by patience

hmmm….(1:35pm est fri feb 06 2004)i wonder if they are hiring. i could use a rim job. – by fred

re: fred(4:13pm est fri feb 06 2004)yes, they are recruiting a lot of people for their waterloo, ontario office. for those unemployed americans, learn how to apply for a nafta work visa to work in canada. – by johnny canuck

re: fred(4:19pm est fri feb 06 2004)the analysts at scotia capital, inc. think that rim will outperform the rest of its sector within the next 12 months but there is a high financial risk, low predictability of financial results and high stock volatility if you take their advice. – by johnny canuck

rim blackberry is one of oprah favorite things.(12:40pm est sun feb 08 2004)the rim blackberry got a big boost when it was featured as oprah favorite things on her talk show. – by harpo

re: fred(5:15am est mon feb 09 2004)johnny you do know that was a joke right?– by just dave